so here we go - to make sure I'm doing the right things, I'm going to let the ether of the interwebs know...
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so...I find myself not actually making set lists beforehand, which is both awesome and scary...I always want to make sure to give people listening a good show, but I want to include songs YOU want to hear, songs that are good songs, and maybe even a few covers...
I need to know a few things.
1. What songs should I play less?
2. What songs should I play more?
3. What song is YOUR favorite?
Set Lists for the week:
4/2 (SL) 1. RockStar 2. Dreaming Without You 3. Whispering Amen 4. Don't Say That 5. Paris 6. Parking Lot Kings 7. Means Justify The Ends 8. Waiting For The Dawn 9. Someday 10. Changes 11. No Pain 12. Year
4/6 (SL - live on treet.tv ) 1. RockStar 2. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms 3. Parking Lot Kings 4. Black Sails 5. Her Majesty Cry 6. Cafe en San Juan 7. No Pain
4/9 (SL) 1. Dreaming Without You 2. Mona (Antonio's Crush cover...wait...does that count as a cover?) 3. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms 4. Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard cover) [...]
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I need to know a few things.
1. What songs should I play less?
2. What songs should I play more?
3. What song is YOUR favorite?
Set Lists for the week:
4/2 (SL) 1. RockStar 2. Dreaming Without You 3. Whispering Amen 4. Don't Say That 5. Paris 6. Parking Lot Kings 7. Means Justify The Ends 8. Waiting For The Dawn 9. Someday 10. Changes 11. No Pain 12. Year
4/6 (SL - live on treet.tv ) 1. RockStar 2. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms 3. Parking Lot Kings 4. Black Sails 5. Her Majesty Cry 6. Cafe en San Juan 7. No Pain
4/9 (SL) 1. Dreaming Without You 2. Mona (Antonio's Crush cover...wait...does that count as a cover?) 3. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms 4. Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard cover) [...]
Dann Russo’s workshop was well-received by me and all of the participants in the room. In a format more like an intimate “unplugged” setting than a simple pedagogical workshop, Dann and his acoustic guitar transformed tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Homer’s Odyssey into lush harmonies with gorgeous lyrics. His voice soared like Daedalus and Icarus over the melodies that he composed over the themes from Greek and Latin myths, tackling a range of styles from ballad to blues (and everything in between).
Dann explained how important it was for his students...to appreciate art in all of its forms, and to express themselves creatively. Drawing on their own creative strengths, Dann asks his students to produce works of art (music, poetry, creative writing, drawing, painting) as presentations to the class. His results, as he described, are far better than any PowerPoint could ever be.
Dann explained how important it was for his students...to appreciate art in all of its forms, and to express themselves creatively. Drawing on their own creative strengths, Dann asks his students to produce works of art (music, poetry, creative writing, drawing, painting) as presentations to the class. His results, as he described, are far better than any PowerPoint could ever be.
I consider this a challenge. it's YOUR turn! email me at dannrussomusic@aol.com
peace,
Dann
it's so hard to play quietly. Like really, really hard.
I'm used to being in the basement, a few feet of concrete and at least one floor away from anyone I could possibly bother by playing my music. I don't hold back. Ever.
Until last night.
As you may know, the torrential rain storm of last week turned the basement into something more resembling the bayou and we had to bail out. A few days of cutting up rug, crowbaring up wood, tearing up rug pads (the grossest of them all) and bleaching the floor and the basement is (almost) useable once again.
But this meant that last night's show had to be in the dining room. And quiet.
a few times I had to physically pull back. I sat down to play for the first time in a while and tried to play my "quiet" songs...it was a LOT of fun and VERY rewarding. It was tough. I was told it was a totally different kind of energy and it was really good. I hope they were right.
here's the QUIET set list :-)
1. Parking Lot Kings
2. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky [...]
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I'm used to being in the basement, a few feet of concrete and at least one floor away from anyone I could possibly bother by playing my music. I don't hold back. Ever.
Until last night.
As you may know, the torrential rain storm of last week turned the basement into something more resembling the bayou and we had to bail out. A few days of cutting up rug, crowbaring up wood, tearing up rug pads (the grossest of them all) and bleaching the floor and the basement is (almost) useable once again.
But this meant that last night's show had to be in the dining room. And quiet.
a few times I had to physically pull back. I sat down to play for the first time in a while and tried to play my "quiet" songs...it was a LOT of fun and VERY rewarding. It was tough. I was told it was a totally different kind of energy and it was really good. I hope they were right.
here's the QUIET set list :-)
1. Parking Lot Kings
2. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky [...]
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